Victoria is just like every other teenage girl her age. She has a pretty large group of friends, boys talk to her, she goes to high school, lives in a pretty decent size home, etc. The only difference? She's addicted to cutting.

Most people know who Allie is. They make sure to avoid her, even though they know next to nothing about her. The one thing that everyone knows is that she has the word on her back. The word that no-one fully understands but could only mean death. Allie knows her fate like the back of her hand, how could she not? Her life is not worth living, at least, not until her love comes. Everything to her is just a dull endless circle that she is trapped inside. She sees death coming towards her at full speed but does not attempt to stop it. It's not worth it. When her love does come, her view on things will become very different...

Everyone dies, someday and somehow. Sixteen year old Allie is dying of cancer. More than anything, she wants to be a normal teenager. But pretending is exhausting and the lies pile up. With a chance at first love and true friends, Allie must choose between maintaining the pretence or risking everything with the truth. Can Allie open her heart and embrace love? If you liked 'The Fault in Our Stars' by John Green or 'A Walk to Remember' by Nicholas Sparks, you'll love Awakening to Life.